Last Updated on January 31, 2025
These Farm Animal Valentine Finger Puppets are so much fun to receive, you might want to print off extra copies so your kids can keep their own set to play with.
The great thing about these Valentine Finger Puppets is that you can give them as is. No need to attach candy or a toy, because the Valentines are the toy.
Unlike other Valentines that get tossed as soon as they’re read, these provide ongoing entertainment. It’s a simple way to make something different and unique for the kids.
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What are the Benefits of Playing with Finger Puppets?
Kids love finger puppets because they provide a fun and engaging way to spark their imagination, while also developing important developmental skills.
Creative Play
Finger puppets let children easily transform their fingers into different characters, animals, or objects, allowing them to act out stories and scenarios from books they’ve read or make up their own stories.
Fine Motor Skills Development
Cutting out the puppets and then taping them together allows kids to use both of their hands at the same time and helps strengthen the muscles in their hands.
Manipulating the small puppets with their fingers enhances hand-eye coordination and dexterity, which is important for tasks like writing and drawing.
Language Development
Children can practice their verbal communication by creating dialogues and narratives for their puppet characters. This helps them use new words they’ve been learning.
Kids can also learn to overcome their shyness by “speaking” through the puppet. Sometimes it’s easier for a child to have conversations using puppets rather than the child having a conversation with another child or adult.
Social Interaction
Finger puppets can be used to engage in pretend play with others, fostering social skills like turn-taking and collaborative storytelling.
The puppets can also help kids work out their problems. If they get into any disagreements while they’re playing, it can be easier for them to work it out using the puppets.
Creative Ways to Use These Printables
Party Favors
Include them in goody bags for Valentine’s Day parties or events. You can still personalize them by having your child fill in the “To” and “From” on the puppet and then you can write the child’s name on the goody bag.
Include Crayons
If you want, you can attach a small box of crayons
to each one so kids can start coloring them right away. That way the puppets will be ready to cut out, put together and play with.
Puppet Show
Whether you’re teaching in a classroom in a school or at home, you can have the kids use their farm animals to have a puppet show. You can even have the kids make backdrops for their show.
You can give them ideas for the theme of their show (Valentine’s Day on the farm, a typical day on the farm, etc.) or you can let the kids come up with their own ideas (either brainstorm them as a class or in a small group).
Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools for Printables
Printer: This one is a great budget printer. If you’re willing to spend just a little more though, this is a better option. And if you’re looking for an all-in-one home office machine, this one does it all, has high reviews and includes 2 years of ink.
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Printer paper or cardstock: Since these are becoming finger puppets, you need the printout to hold up to being handled often, so you should choose cardstock.
Cutter: If you want nice, clean cuts, a paper cutter is a must-have. This is a great one if you plan on using it a lot. But this one is totally sufficient if you want something solid and reliable for occasional use.
On a tight budget? Go with this one. Or, use a good pair of scissors and a sturdy ruler.
Download the Farm Animal Valentine Finger Puppets
These free printable Valentine Finger Puppets are ready to print and use right away.
There are eight different farm animal finger puppets in the file. Plenty of farm friends to choose from! If your kids like farm animals, check out How to Draw a Pig.
Get these fun farm animal Valentine finger puppets by filling in the form below.
Printable FAQs
Fill in the form above. After you submit the form, you’ll receive an email from “Wondermom Wannabe” with a direct link to the printable. If you do not see the email in your inbox within a few minutes, check your spam folder.
The most likely place will be in your computer’s Downloads folder. You can also select “Downloads” in your browser menu to see a list of your downloads, then simply select “Show in folder” below the file name to see where it is stored on your computer.
You’ll need a program that supports PDFS, like Adobe Acrobat (which is free). Open the program, click File > Print. Select your printer and set the number of copies you want to print. Double check your print preview, then click print.
Additional Valentine’s Day Fun
Keep the Valentine’s Day fun going strong for you and your family with these other free ideas, recipes and printables.
- Free Printable Valentines That Are Oh So Punny: Spread the love with these hilarious and free Valentine’s Day printables that are guaranteed to make your sweetheart smile! 😍💕 Perfect for kids, classmates, friends, and anyone who loves a good laugh.
- Dinosaur Valentine Puns (Free Printable Cards!): FREE Dinosaur Valentine Cards Printables 🦕 perfect for classroom exchanges. Print, cut, and spread prehistoric love this Valentine’s Day.
- Adorable Sunglasses Valentine Printable: FREE printable Valentine’s Day cards featuring cute sunglasses with classroom valentines that say “Eye Think You’re Awesome!” Print these adorable sunglasses printables for a fun and unique way to celebrate with classmates, friends, or family.
- Sweet and Crunchy Valentine Bark: Sweet and crunchy Valentine bark is the perfect easy dessert recipe for your special someone. This no-fuss treat combines rich chocolate with festive toppings for a homemade Valentine’s Day surprise that’s sure to impress.
- Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes: Moist chocolate cupcakes topped with fresh strawberry buttercream – an easy Valentine’s treat starting with cake mix! These bakery-style cupcakes taste just like chocolate-covered strawberries.
- Cupid’s Bow Cupcakes: Transform a simple cake mix into adorable Cupid’s Bow Cupcakes. Perfect for class parties, date night, or spreading love to family and friends.
